GTA 5 Online Heists Are Real and Spectacular
“F*** it,” I yelled. “We’re going in!” I floored it in my Jester sports car and sped into the heavily guarded Merryweather Security base at the waterside Port of Los Santos while IGN’s Jon Ryan, one of my three heist partners, clawed at the dashboard and shrieked like a cheerleader from the passenger seat. We came here in search of a Valkyrie gunship helicopter, and dammit, we weren’t about to let 50 well-armed Merryweather goons get in our way.
We plowed through the first checkpoint and the two thugs manning it, setting the entire port on high alert. From there we swerved our way around shipping crates, parked vehicles, and more checkpoints, turning a few more Merryweather PMCs into Jester hood ornaments. We spotted the Valkyrie at the back of the base near a dock, skidded the car to a stop, and took cover behind a barricade. We needed a window of time just large enough to dart to the chopper and escape, pick up our two other literal partners-in-crime at a safe distance outside the base, and pilot the military helicopter to safety. But we didn’t pick off enough of them on our way in, and by the time we exited our car, we were surrounded and gunned down before we could board the copter. Mission over. Back to the checkpoint.
Unlock Evolve’s Gold Monster Skins by Playing This Weekend
2K has announced any Evolve players who jump into the game this weekend will be able to unlock dev-only molten-gold Monster Skins.
Between 9pm PT on March 5 and 9pm on March 8, anyone who plays a match of Evolve will be rewarded with the skins, which were previously only available to the development team. As an additional bonus, the devs themselves will be out in force playing this weekend so you've got a pretty good chance of getting into a group with them.
7 Things We Want in Rock Band 4
Today’s announcement that Rock Band would return for the Xbox One and PS4 in 2015 – complete with most of our previously purchased music intact and maybe our old instruments too – spread joy around IGN like a doobie at a Phish concert. It also immediately got us thinking about what we want out of this unexpected reunion. Consider these our riders before we go back out on tour (OK, not really, but we hope they happen anyway!).
A pre-order exclusive red Rock Band 4 guitar.
Rock Band 4 Announced for PS4 and Xbox One
Rock Band 4 will be released this year for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, longtime series developer Harmonix Music Systems has announced.
“When we stopped developing Rock Band 3
, clearly the market needed a break,” Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos told IGN. “But since then we’ve been paying close attention to what our community has been saying about it. There’s been this steadily growing crescendo of fans saying, ‘Hey Harmonix, what the hell? It’s time! Why haven’t you announced a new Rock Band? We’re ready for it!’”
Crucially, your purchased songs from previous Rock Band iterations will transfer to the new generation of consoles, with a few notable exceptions. First, as your purchases are tied to your console account, Xbox One players will only be able to import Xbox 360 DLC, and PS4 players can only bring in PS3 DLC. However, there will be no import fee to bring your DLC into Rock Band 4.
District 9 Director Has an Idea For District 10
Neill Blomkamp recently stopped by the IGN office to discuss new film Chappie, and while the UK podcast team had him cornered, we quizzed the writer-director about District 9, and whether or not he’ll ever make a sequel to the sci-fi classic.
“I have an idea for District 10, which is really cool” Blomkamp revealed. “The problem is I feel like Chappie is the end of three films that have a similar stylistic approach to them. Chappie is the odd one out in that is has no socio-political underpinnings. It doesn’t have my experiences as a kid in South Africa incorporated into it. And Elysium – although it doesn’t have my experiences as a kid in South Africa, it has the same notion of oppressor in the elites, and the large population base beneath it. And Chappie doesn’t, but they are still part of a trilogy. So moving forward I would love to realise this idea of District 10 – I have every intention to do it, I just need to find the right time to do it – to not go back to Johannesburg and shoot something similar, yet.”
You Can Now Spend a Night in the Batcave
Ever wanted to spend a night in the Batcave? Well, now you can... assuming you're prepared to make the jaunt to Taiwan.
The Eden Motel in Taiwan has decided to completely redecorate one of its rooms to theme it around the Caped Crusader. As you can see from the pictures, it includes a Batman double bed, walls styled like a cave, a bat-signal in the shower, a bat-TV and a mini Batmobile.
The room is apparently the most popular-themed option at the hotel, and costs $61 for a three-hour stay. For Batman purists, it's worth pointing out the room brings together a fair few different styles, from Burton's Batman all the way through to Chris Nolan's recent Dark Knight Trilogy.
Why Bungie Really Squashed Destiny’s Loot Cave
Bungie today revealed the real reason why it shuttered Destiny’s original "loot cave" during a GDC panel on how the developer researched and tested the player experience.
Located behind Skywatch on Earth, the loot cave was a respawn zone in Destiny where enemies were farmed for drops and experience. Patching the loot cave into a haunted Easter Egg was one of the first of many changes made to Destiny after it first launched.
The reason, according to Bungie at the time, was to improve Destiny's standard progression for players: “Shooting at a black hole for hours on end isn't our dream for how Destiny is played. Our hope is that social engagement in public spaces is only one part of the Destiny experience. Expect changes soon which decrease the efficiency of cave farming and correspondingly increase engram drops from completing activities.”
Comic Book Reviews for March 4, 2015
With DC's Convergence event hitting next month, all of their books are reaching a conclusion of sorts. This week saw the series finale to Swamp Thing and Earth 2, while Green Lantern, Detective Comics, and a few others reached a climax and will be going on hiatus for two months until after Convergence ends.
Over at Marvel, Avengers took one big step closer to Secret Wars while Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez relaunched Hawkeye with All-New Hawkeye. Yes, Matt Fraction and David Aja's run hasn't released its final issue yet -- Aja needs time to finish the oversized finale. Given on great their run was, we're know it'll be worth the wait.
On the indie side of things, we got the return of Black Science, another issue of Saga, and the debuts of Big Man Plans and Descender -- the latter being Lemire's other big book this week, which has already been opted by Sony for a movie. Check out our review to see what all the hype is about.
Returning Dragon Ball Z Villain’s New Form Revealed
Dragon Ball Z villain Frieza’s new form has debuted in a new trailer for the next movie in the long-running anime series.
Frieza's evolution from his last appearance occurs at the 39 second mark in the Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F trailer, which translates to Resurrection of F, released by Toei Animation. He is completely decked out in gold with purple highlights from head to toe to tail.
Frieza has returned for revenge against Son Goku, according to English translations courtesy of Anime News Network.
Dan Stevens Eyed for Beast Role in Disney’s Beauty Remake
Disney's Beauty and the Beast has found its hirsute love interest to Emma Watson's Belle.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens (The Guest, Downton Abbey) is in negotiations to play the Beast in the Bill Condon-directed film, which is a live-action remake of Disney's 1991 animated blockbuster.
"Be your 'Guest'? Already done that, mate!" Dan Stevens in The Guest.